Lori Stanfield as Kayla
Character Description
Mother of a teenage daughter who is very much like her. Kayla is a tightly wound woman who sometimes lets her temper get the better of her. She tends to overreact. She's usually much better after venting to her husband and drinking some coffee. He keeps her sane.
Scene Description
Marvin is just sipping his coffee and reading the newspaper when his wife Kayla comes storming in, still upset about something their teenage daughter did.
Written by Ashlyn Edwards
Elizabeth Higbe Crouch
ActressTruly enjoyed your authentic performance-balanced between being at a loss and anger and live. Cute smirk at the end bcuz she’s just like you❤️
October 2026You captured the essence of the character nicely, and your lighting was set up nicely. One piece of advice I was getting was to leave a little space above your head when blocking out the scene. Overall, this is a very good self-tape. I wish you the best of luck!
Doug Harrison
Actorgood performance-though I'd liked to see a little more energy. Also, I could hardly hear your reader.
Rachael Brown
ActressLori, props for getting your tape length to be "123", thats the first thing I noticed. Then at the begining of your scene I wasnt sure if I hit play or not because your intro was a second longer than my attention span...
That being said, this was an anchored and genuine performance, not overly theatrical or emotional. I appreciate the choice you made to 'keep it real'. I think you gave Kayla a sense of familiarity and welcomed us to into a very honest moment with this scene. Well done!
Clint Hankinson
ActorGreat job Lori! You were definitely exasperated with your daughter! I could tell what you were thinking and feeling throughout the scene.
A couple thoughts - The vibe I got was as if you were talking about a problem in the past, or someone else's problem. I think this scene is perfect for more energy and movement. You could pace around or do an activity to take out your anger on. I could barely hear the audio of your reader. I couldn't make out what they were saying.
Just my 2 cents. Nice work!
Cari Riley
ActressGreat job! You delivered an incredibly grounded and authentic performance. You found the perfect balance for the character's frustration—it was highly impactful without crossing into caricature. The underlying exhaustion from a long day came through clearly, making the underlying anger feel completely justified and realistic.
Wendy Cyr
ActressLori,
This was good. Of course, I had done this role, so I knew it and I was at first thrown off by your different interpretation and start. Yet your eyes were SO full of thought you won me over. It was tender and real, you were hurt and offended type of angry instead of rage or outrage. It was deep. I liked your interaction and transition with the humor toward the end. I really liked your timing and handling of the towel. Thank you for this different perspective. It may not be exactly what the writer had in mind but it was realistic. Really well done.
Wendy
Jessica Packard
ActressFirst of all, your setup is beautiful! That lighting! It makes your eyes pop.
And I enjoyed your point of view. It was clear how you felt about the situation with your daughter, & then we saw how your husband’s joke affected you when it made you smile.
A scene like this I think would be fun to add and play around with some blocking, maybe something like rage cleaning… aggressively wiping down a counter, or scrubbing a dish. The act of doing something might add another layer of emotion on top of what you have going on. Like an exploration. Maybe for future scenes!
But I loved this version.
